One alternative to the night time observing project is the day time solar observing project. If a significant
number of students are unable to attend the night time observing, it is possible to assign a TA to assist
students with observations of the Sun, with the use of a sunspotter. An example assignment can be found below:

The Changing Night Sky - students study of how the stars appear to move across the sky over the course of
hours as well as months and the reasons why.The Revolutions of the Moons of Jupiter - students measure the orbits of a number of moons of Jupiter in
order to calculate Jupiterís mass as well as gain a better understanding of Keplerís third law.The Hubble Redshift-Distance Relation - students simulate measuring the redshifts and apparent magnitudes
of a number of galaxies in various clusters in order to determine Hubbleís law and use that as an indicator of
the age of the Universe.

The Altitude of the Sun - students use basic geometry to measure the altitude of the Sun around noon throughout
the semester and then plot their data to see how it changes over time.

The position of Sunrise/Sunset - students mark the position of sunrise or sunset relative to foreground objects
throughout the semester in an effort to see how the position of sunrise/sunset changes over time.

The Motion of Stars/Light Pollution - students measure the change in altitude of stars over time and compare
the motion with the rotation of the Earth, as well as observe a prominent constellation and note how many stars
in the constellation they can observe.

The Magnitudes of Stars - students are given the magnitudes of a number of stars and are asked to estimate
the magnitudes of other stars.

The Phases of the Moon - students observe the Moon throughout the semester and note how the appearance of the
Moon changes over time.

The Wandering Planets - students observe a number of planets over the course of a semester and note how it
moves relative to the stars.

The Seven Wonders of the Solar System - students work in groups researching various solar system locations
in an effort to come up with their list of the top seven wonders of the solar system.